VIDEO: Abdur Rehman's 6-wicket haul against England in 2nd Test at Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, UAE (Jan. 28) – Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman took six wickets as Pakistan beat England by 72 runs in the second test on Saturday to take the decisive 2-0 lead in the 3-match series, bowling out the tourists for 72 in their second innings after another miserable batting display.

Abdur Rehman's 6-wicket haul against England in 2nd Test at Abu Dhabi

The situation was under control but suddenly Abdur Rehman, not Saeed Ajmal this time, arrived into the scene as the “destroyer” to ring the death bell for the English batsmen. Suddenly, Rehman started to approach towards the crease with an attacking rhythm, suddenly he started to spun the web of magic around the English batsmen, suddenly he started to vary his length, suddenly the English men started to move their feet towards the pavilion and thus an incredible spell had been scripted to essay one of the most incredible wins in Test cricket’s history. 

England earlier dismissed Pakistan for 214 to give themselves a target of 145 to win and square the series, but English batsmen again fell deep in trouble dealing with the Pakistan’s triple spin threat of Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal and Muhammad Hafeez.

Abdur Rehman played a key role with 6-25 demolishing England on 72 – England’s lowest Test total against Pakistan; while Ajmal’s grabbed 3 for 22.

Pakistan, who play their home series in the UAE due to security concerns in home, won last week’s first test in Dubai by 10 wickets.

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Pakistan Beat England in Second Test at Abu Dhabi -- Day 4: Highlights of Winning Moments

ABU DHABI, UAE (Jan. 28) – Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman took six wickets as Pakistan beat England by 72 runs in the second test on Saturday to take the decisive 2-0 lead in the 3-match series, bowling out the tourists for 72 in their second innings after another miserable batting display.

Pakistan Beat England by 72 Runs in Second Test at Abu Dhabi

England earlier dismissed Pakistan for 214 to give themselves a target of 145 to win and square the series, but English batsmen again fell deep in trouble dealing with the Pakistan’s triple spin threat of Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal and Muhammad Hafeez.

Abdur Rehman played a key role with 6-25 demolishing England on 72 – England’s lowest Test total against Pakistan; while Ajmal’s grabbed 3 for 22.

Pakistan, who play their home series in the UAE due to security concerns in home, won last week’s first test in Dubai by 10 wickets.

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Pak v Eng (1st Test, Day 3) - Pakistan outshine World No. 1 England by 10 wickets

DUBAI, UAE (Jan. 19) – Pakistan won the first Test against England by a huge margin of 10 wickets on the third day of the match here at Dubai Sports Complex, Dubai. Muhammad Hafeez struck boundary to take the score to 15 needed for the victory as England were all out for 160 in the second innings giving only 15-runs target to Pakistan for victory in the first Test. 

Umar Gul celebrates his fourth wicketas Pakistan crushed England by 10 wickets

Graeme Swann was the last wicket to fall off Saeed Ajmal who took his tally to 10 wickets in this match. James Anderson stood unbeaten at 15. 

England has a nightmarish start yet again in the second innings but this time man in-charge was experienced Umar Gul who struck early not once or twice but thrice, picking up wickets of Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen at 25.

Umar Gul bruises the England’s hope to control the things after they fought back quite impressively and succeeded to curtail Pakistan on just 338 in the first session on third day of the first Test.

Veteran pacer Umar Gul led the proceedings for Pakistan in this innings and picked up 4 wickets giving away 63 runs. First innings destroyer Saeed Ajmal has also picked up three wickets while Abdur Rehman struck at the later stages to claim three wickets. 

Deficient with 146 runs England kept on losing wickets for regular intervals after losing their Skipper Andrew Strauss on just 6 on board and no batsman, other than Jonathan Trott, able to play Pakistani bowlers with confidence. Once Trott got his way back to pavilion the things changed completely for England.

Graeme Swann gets another life when he was declared LBW by umpire but review shows Umar Gul bowling a no-ball; but Stuart Broad was caught on the mid-on by Asad Shafiq off Abdur Rehman. Chris Tremlett also didn’t last long and caught in slips by Muhammad Hafeez off Rehman once again. 

Pakistan resumed their first innings today at 288/7 and added 50 more runs that helped drag the score to 338 to take a substantial led on 146 which is proving to be more then enough right now for England. 

Saeed Ajmal was named man of the match for 10-wicket haul in thw match.

England 160/all out in second innings -- Pakistan need 15 to win first Test

DUBAI, UAE (Jan. 19) – England all out for 160 in the second innings giving only 15-runs target to Pakistan for victory on the third day of the match here at Dubai Sports Complex, Dubai. 

Kevin Pietersen departs as England 160/all out in second innings

Graeme Swann was the last wicket to fall off Saeed Ajmal who took his tally to 10 wickets in this match. James Anderson stood unbeaten at 15. 

England has a nightmarish start yet again in the second innings but this time man in-charge was experienced Umar Gul who struck early not once or twice but thrice, picking up wickets of Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen at 25.

Umar Gul bruises the England’s hope to control the things after they fought back quite impressively and succeeded to curtail Pakistan on just 338 in the first session on third day of the first Test.

Veteran pacer Umar Gul led the proceedings for Pakistan in this innings and picked up 4 wickets giving away 63 runs. First innings destroyer Saeed Ajmal has also picked up three wickets while Abdur Rehman struck at the later stages to claim three wickets. 

Deficient with 146 runs England kept on losing wickets for regular intervals after losing their Skipper Andrew Strauss on just 6 on board and no batsman, other than Jonathan Trott, able to play Pakistani bowlers with confidence. Once Trott got his way back to pavilion the things changed completely for England.

Graeme Swann gets another life when he was declared LBW by umpire but review shows Umar Gul bowling a no-ball; but Stuart Broad was caught on the mid-on by Asad Shafiq off Abdur Rehman. Chris Tremlett also didn’t last long and caught in slips by Muhammad Hafeez off Rehman once again. 

Pakistan resumed their first innings today at 288/7 and added 50 more runs that helped drag the score to 338 to take a substantial led on 146 which is proving to be more then enough right now for England.

Dubai Test Updates: Umar Gul leading the strike as England struggling to avoid innings defeat

DUBAI, UAE (Jan. 19) – Umar Gul bruises the England’s hope to control the things after they fought back quite impressively and succeeded to curtail Pakistan on just 338 on the third day of the first Test underway at Dubai Sports Complex, Dubai.

Umar Gul sprints off in celebration of his three early wickets

According to latest updates from the field; in post-Tea Break session England are tumbling deep in trouble after losing their top seven batsmen for just 87 on the board in 43^rd over of their second innings.

Veteran pacer Umar Gul is leading the proceedings for Pakistan in this innings and picked up 4 wickets giving away just 26 runs in 12 overs e bowled until now. First innings destroyer Saeed Ajmal has also picked up two wickets while Abdur Rehman shared one wicket. 

England keep on losing wickets for regular intervals after losing their Skipper Andrew Strauss on just 6 on board and no batsman, other than Jonathan Trott, able to play Pakistani bowlers with confident. Once Trott got his way back to pavilion the things changed completely for England.

Graeme Swann gets another life when he was declared LBW by umpire but review shows Umar Gul bowling a no-ball.

 Pakistan resumed their first innings today at 288/7 and added 50 more runs that helped drag the score to 338 to take a substantial led on 146 which is proving to be more then enough right now for England. 

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Pakistan finishes first innings at 338 -- Adnan Akmal showed temperament to help Pakistan take substantial lead of 146

DUBAI, UAE (Jan. 19) – Last wicket of Pakistan just fell at 338 when Adnan Akmal got stump out off the sharply spinning delivery from Graeme Swann. Akmal played a brilliant knock of 61 that helps Pakistan to get a substantial first innings lead of 146 runs. 

Pakistan resumed their first innings today at 288/7 on the third day of the first Test being played at Dubai Sports Complex, Dubai.

Pakistan were 96 runs ahead of England’s first innings score of 192. England bowlers have a pretty decent job to curtail Pakistan under 300-mark on the day two. They never allowed playing Pakistani batsmen with freedom of mind and the willow in their hands.

The pick of the bowlers was definitely Stuart Broad who started things happen for England when he cleaned Taufeeq Umar off-stumps with a gem of beautiful ball. Then it was Broad who picked up the second wicket of Azhar Ali. Broad finishes with three wickets in Pakistan’s first innings.

Graeme Swann claimed four wicket costing 107 runs while James Anderson picked up two wickets and one very lucky wicket of Younis Khan was shared by Jonathan Trott.

The last two wickets of Misbah-ul-Haq and Abdur Rehman at very last moments of the day were among the vital wickets that lifted the spirit of England and will certainly help wrap the Pakistani tail as soon as possible on the start of day three.

Although Pakistani openers Muhammad Hafeez (88) and Taufeeq Umar (58) gave a strong start of 114 runs; but middle-order batsmen failed to capitalize things off, other than skipper Misbah-ul-Haq who scored 52 before falling in the second last over of the day. The terrific innings by Adnan Akmal was really frustrating for England.

England bowlers were hoping to pick up the remaining three wickets in a quick time which didn’t happen in real; but the real test for them is to face Saeed Ajmal’s Doosra and Teesra in the second innings. 

Let’s see how they will tackle the World No. 1 off spinner ..??

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Pak v Eng (1st Test, Day 3) - Live Streaming: Hafeez missed ton as Pakistan to start at 288/7

DUBAI, UAE (Jan. 19) – Pakistan will resume their first innings today at 288/7 on the third day of the first Test being played at Dubai Sports Complex, Dubai.

Graeme Swann had Misbah-ul-Haq lbw after reviewing the decision

Pakistan is 96 runs ahead of England’s first innings score of 192. England bowlers have a pretty decent job to curtail Pakistan under 300-mark on the day two. They never allowed playing Pakistani batsmen with freedom of mind and the willow in their hands.

The pick of the bowlers was definited Stuart Broad who started things happen for England when he cleaned Taufeeq Umar off-stumps with a gem of beautiful ball. Then it was Broad who picked up the second wicket of Azhar Ali.  

The last two wickets of Misbah-ul-Haq and Abdur Rehman at very last moments of the day were among the vital wickets that lifted the spirit of England and will certainly help wrap the Pakistani tail as soon as possible on the start of day three.

Although Pakistani openers Muhammad Hafeez (88) and Taufeeq Umar (58) gave a strong start of 114 runs; but middle-order abtsmen failed to capitalize things off, other than skipper Misbah-ul-Haq who scored 52 before falling in the second last over of the day.

England bowlers will hopefully pick up the remaining three wickets in a quick time; but then the real test will start for them, to face Saeed Ajmal’s Doosra and Teesra. Let’s see how they will tackle the World No. 1 off spinner ..??

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Pakistan v England (1st Test) -- Day 2 Live Streaming: Muhammad hafeez and Taufeeq Umar to resume first innings at 42/0

DUBAI, UAE (Jan. 18) – Pakistan will resume first innings today at 42 on the second day of the first test at Dubai Sports Complex, Dubai. Pakistani opener Muhammad Hafeez is batting at 22 and Taufeeq Umar at 18. Pakistan is trailing by 150 runs.

Muhammad hafeez and Taufeeq Umar to resume first innings at 42/0

Earlier England had a nightmarish day one after they decided to bat first after winning the toss.  

England finished first innings just after the Tea Break in 73^rd over on Day 1. Matt Prior remained highest runs getter for England with an unbeaten 70-run innings. Graeme Swann and Eoin Morgan contributed with 34 and 24 respectively. Five English batsmen failed to score in double figure.

Saeed Ajmal wraps up England tail with James Anderson plum LBW claiming his 7^th wickets in the innings. Along with Saeed Ajmal’s career best 7-55; Aizaz Cheema, Muhammad Hafeez and Abdur Rehman picked up one wicket each.

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VIDEO: 7-wicket haul for Saeed Ajmal using Doosra and Teesra to Fool English batsmen

DUBAI, UAE (Jan. 17) – Saeed Ajmal wraps up England tail with James Anderson plum LBW claiming his 7^th wickets in the innings. 

7-wicket haul for Saeed Ajmal using Doosra and Teesra to Fool English batsmen

England finishes first innings after the Tea Break in 73^rd over on Day 1 of the first Test here at Dubai Sports Complex (DSC), Dubai. Matt Prior remains unbeaten at 70. Graeme Swann and Eoin Morgan contributed with 34 and 24 respectively. Five English batsmen failed to score in double figure.

 

Saeed Ajmal picks up 7 wickets for just 55 runs; while Aizaz Cheema, Muhammad Hafeez and Abdur Rehman picked up one wicket each.

England won the toss and elected to bat first in the opener of 3-match series today at Dubai Sports Complex (DSC), Dubai.

 

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Saeed Ajmal Wrecks England with 7 Wickets -- England Finishes First Innings 192-all out

DUBAI, UAE (Jan. 17) – Saeed Ajmal wraps up England tail with James Anderson plum LBW claiming his 7^th wickets in the innings. 

Pak v Eng (1st Test, Day 1) - Saeed Ajmal Wrecks England with 7 Wickets

England finishes first innings after the Tea Break in 73^rd over on Day 1 of the first Test here at Dubai Sports Complex (DSC), Dubai. Matt Prior remains unbeaten at 70. Graeme Swann and Eoin Morgan contributed with 34 and 24 respectively. Five English batsmen failed to score in double figure.

Aizaz Cheema, Muhammad Hafeez and Abdur Rehman picked up one wicket each.

England won the toss and elected to bat first in the opener of 3-match series today at Dubai Sports Complex (DSC), Dubai.

Pakistan v England (1st Test), Dubai -- England won the toss and elected to bat: Live Streaming, Scores and Commentary

DUBAI, UAE (Jan. 17) – England won the toss and elected to bat first in the opener of 3-match series today at Dubai Sports Complex (DSC), Dubai.

Pakistan v England (1st Test) at Dubai starts today

England captain Andrew Strauss told Nasser Hussain that England will play with tree seamers and one spinner - Tremlett is in. Strauss touches upon patience as the most important virtue for his batsmen on slow and low tracks. He expects Pakistan's good form to pose his side with a very real challenge.

Pakistan’s captain Misbah said, “We are playing two spinners. Umar Gul and Aizaz Cheema are the pacers. I am enjoying captaining the side. England are the top side in Tests and it is a Test for all of us. UAE is like home and we have played here for a long time. We know the conditions well.”

Final squads are given below:

Pakistan (Playing XI)

Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal(w), Umar Gul, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Aizaz Cheema

England (Playing XI) 

Andrew Strauss(c), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior(w), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Chris Tremlett

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India v Australia (3rd Test) Perth -- Australia crushed India by an innings and 37 runs

PERTH, Australia (Jan. 15) – India were outclassed by a huge margin of an innings and 37 runs in the third test against Australia just concluded at WACA, Perth. 

Rahul Dravid was bowled yet again, as Australia made inroads before lunch to put themselves on course for a victory

 The nightmarish run of men in blue continues in Australia as they crumbled for 171 in the second innings of the third test falling short of 37 runs from Australia’s first innings score of 369.

At lunch on day three in Perth, India were tottering at 165-6 in their second innings, still 43 away from Australia's first-innings total of 369. Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 69, with debutant Vinay Kumar on six.

The only resistance came from Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid; but once Dravid clean bowled by Harris, yet again, it looked like over for the tourists. Kohli was the highest runs getter in the second innings with his well-made 75, Dravid made 47 while no other batsmen succeeded to reach the double figure other than openers Gautam Gambhir (14) and Virender Sehwag (10).

There appeared to be a shadow of doubt in Sachin Tendulkar's mind about the second LBW appeal that was upheld against him in this match, but umpire Aleem Dar had none. Subsequent TV replays confirmed that even DRS would not have helped the maestro as Mitchell Starc's in-swinging delivery would have shaved the leg stump.

Gambhir was unlucky to get a short, rising delivery from Starc, but Sehwag resembled a strokeless wonder whose shots have all been stolen by Warner. And with Laxman emulating Don Bradman by departing for a duck in what should be his last Test innings, the rebuilding process can be fast tracked to the Adelaide Test.

Hilfenhaus grabbed four wickets yet again in the second innings, while Siddle and Starc contributed with 4 wickets and 3 wickets respectively to keep Australia on the course of victory.

This is seventh successive defeat for Dhoni’s men on foreign soil. Australia are now leading the 4-match series by 3-0 and poised for a clean sweep.